Project Assignment:external image regionsmap.jpg

Your challenge is to investigate, research, discuss, analyze, evaluate and teach information about the Regions of France grouped by geographical regions as shown in the map to the right.

Individually, you will be responsible for becoming an expert on one of the 22 regions of France. Choose one region that you are interested in researching. Don't choose the same region as all of your friends. If you do, I will compare your projects to make sure you have original research and aren't just copying other students. You will choose at least 5 of the topics below to research, write and report on. You will then create a powerpoint slideshow of at least 10 slides to present the information you researched.


Regions:

North
Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy), Basse-Normandie (Lower Normandy), Nord-Pas-de-Calais (North Calais), Picardie (Picardy)

West
Bretagne (Brittany), Pays-de-la-Loire (Western Loire Valley), Centre (Central Loire Valley), Poitou-Charentes

Central
Limousine & Dordogne, Auvergne, Ile-de-France (Paris, Isle of France)

Southwest
Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées

South
Languedoc-Roussillon, Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Corse (Corsica)

East
Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne-Ardenne, Bourgogne (Burgundy), Franche-Compté

Topics:
Geography
History
Industry
Tourism
Sports
Culture
Cuisine
Specialties

Use the following sites to help you in your research:
Regions de France
Regions of France
WikiPedia

Your score will be based on the grading scale below: